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Suppose a weight is to be held 10 feet below a horizontal line AB by a wire in the shape of Y. If the points A and B are 8 feet apart, what is the shortest total length of wire that can be used?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

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points A and B are 8 feet apart, what is the shortest total length of wire that can be used?

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